NICHOLAS COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is facing multiple charges, including murder, after a fatal car crash in Nicholas County.
24-year-old Cheyeene Clifford is charged with murder, assault in the first degree, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, no registration plates, and failure of owner to maintain required ins/sec.
His attorney waived a formal reading of the charges.
The $100,000 cash bond was not changed because it is believed he’s a risk to himself and others and a flight risk.
Clifford’s preliminary hearing is June 14.
According to the Nicholas County Coroner, a single vehicle crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Myers Road at KY 32 East.
Two people, identified as 20-year-old Gage Gaunce and 17-year-old Nathaniel Clay Welch, were pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner.
The bodies have been taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort.
A GoFundMe has been set up for Gaunce to pay for funeral expenses.
A GoFundMe has been set up for Welch to pay for funeral expenses.
The cause of the crash is not known at this time.
Clifford is currently in the Bourbon County Detention Center.
